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The founding fathers emphasized a system in which the people were allowed to play only a limited role. Radical democrats insisted that the people, and only the people, should rule. Anthony King shows how this initial conflict has played out in the turmoil of our nation's public life, and he offers a way to address it.

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A fresh, interesting, wide-ranging interpretation of U.S. politics and political history. -- David R. Mayhew, Yale University
Following in the distinguished tradition of foreigners who have helped Americans think about how they govern themselves, Tony King has produced a beautifully crafted and deliciously thought-provoking extended essay on the many puzzles of American politics emanating from the tensions between constitutionalism and democracy. In his signature empirical and nonjudgmental fashion, King identifies paradoxes and raises questions that are certain to provoke discussion and debate on this side of the Atlantic. -- Thomas E. Mann, The Brookings Institution

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      Publisher: Harvard University Press
      Publication Date: 02/01/2012
      ISBN13: 9780674045736, 978-0674045736
      ISBN10: 0674045734
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The founding fathers emphasized a system in which the people were allowed to play only a limited role. Radical democrats insisted that the people, and only the people, should rule. Anthony King shows how this initial conflict has played out in the turmoil of our nation's public life, and he offers a way to address it.

      Trade Review
      A fresh, interesting, wide-ranging interpretation of U.S. politics and political history. -- David R. Mayhew, Yale University
      Following in the distinguished tradition of foreigners who have helped Americans think about how they govern themselves, Tony King has produced a beautifully crafted and deliciously thought-provoking extended essay on the many puzzles of American politics emanating from the tensions between constitutionalism and democracy. In his signature empirical and nonjudgmental fashion, King identifies paradoxes and raises questions that are certain to provoke discussion and debate on this side of the Atlantic. -- Thomas E. Mann, The Brookings Institution

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